Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The Cabinet will be asked to consider the projected position of the Council’s revenue and capital budgets for 2014/15 and, if necessary, consider proposals for in-year adjustments aimed at achieving a balanced budget position at the year end.
Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Note the projected outturn position for 2014/15 of the Council’s General Fund revenue budget at 31 July 2014, as detailed in paragraphs 2.4 to 2.9 and Appendix A of the report;
(ii) Request a report from the Corporate Director of Children’s Services setting out in detail the reasons for the directorate’s forecast overspend and options for eliminating the overspend;
(iii) Require all Chief Officers and budget managers to authorise only essential expenditure relating to their service areas;
(iv) Note the progress against the agreed 2014/15 savings at 31 July 2014, as detailed in paragraph 2.10 and Appendix B of the report;
(v) Approve 2014/15 HRA savings as detailed in paragraph 2.11 and Appendix B and note progress on delivery at 31 July 2014;
(vi) Note the position for the HRA at 31 July 2014, as detailed in paragraph 2.11 and Appendix C of the report;
(vii) Note the projected outturn position for 2014/15 of the Council’s capital budget as at 31 July 2014, as detailed in paragraph 2.12 and Appendix D of the report; and
(viii) Approve the new capital budget of £307k to fund the upgrade to the Environmental Asset Database, ‘Confirm’, as detailed in paragraph 2.12 of the report.
Report author: Jonathan Bunt
Publication date: 26/09/2014
Date of decision: 25/09/2014
Decided at meeting: 25/09/2014 - Cabinet
Effective from: 04/10/2014
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